Symbaloo is an online bookmarking tool that creates and stores your own custom “webmixes”. Symbaloo creates a visual way to store and share any websites, resources, or information and access them at the click of a button. Symbaloo removes the need to type in commonly used web addresses or to conduct a search for them each time. It creates an easy platform to store, share, and retrieve information. Symbaloo features an edu account that is designed for teacher and students to share and store information. Symbaloo is not only available online but also can be used as an app on any mobile device so students and teachers can have access to their webmixes anywhere.
Benefits of Tool or App
Some of the benefits of symbaloo are:
Its visual platform, that is simple and appealing to all users.
Great organizational tool for students.
Information can be organized into many different categories using colors or symbols.
Allows students and teachers a quick way to share information with each other.
Ability to access anywhere you go.
Constraints of Tool or App
Symbaloo has few constraints, it interface is fairly easy to use and requires very little time to adjust to how it works. It could be visually overwhelming for some students, who may prefer a more list style to symbaloos block style of presentation.
Explore any webmixes you like and add them to your account
Create your own custom webmix under the add a webmix link and begin adding your favorite tiles by searching for them or creating your own.
Share your webmix by making it public or embedding it directly
Original Artifact of Tool or App (created by someone in your house)Public webmix I created
Classroom Uses for Tool or App
Student Uses Symbaloo can be used by students to store websites for a research project, or as a one stop place to access web 2.0 tools they commonly use in class. A symbaloo could be used as a presentation tool itself, by having students create their own and share it publicly on a topic they have studied. For younger students especially who have trouble typing in addresses it can be shared by a teacher for a quick easy way to get students to the same place online all at once.
Teacher Uses Teachers can use symbaloo to store and organize all resources need to teach a topic or concept. It could also be used to share bookmarks with students and other teachers as well. Teachers can create symbaloo webmixes specifically for students to guide them through a lesson or project by giving them the sources they will need.
Description of Tool or App
Symbaloo is an online bookmarking tool that creates and stores your own custom “webmixes”. Symbaloo creates a visual way to store and share any websites, resources, or information and access them at the click of a button. Symbaloo removes the need to type in commonly used web addresses or to conduct a search for them each time. It creates an easy platform to store, share, and retrieve information. Symbaloo features an edu account that is designed for teacher and students to share and store information. Symbaloo is not only available online but also can be used as an app on any mobile device so students and teachers can have access to their webmixes anywhere.
Benefits of Tool or App
Some of the benefits of symbaloo are:- Its visual platform, that is simple and appealing to all users.
- Great organizational tool for students.
- Information can be organized into many different categories using colors or symbols.
- Allows students and teachers a quick way to share information with each other.
Ability to access anywhere you go.Constraints of Tool or App
Symbaloo has few constraints, it interface is fairly easy to use and requires very little time to adjust to how it works. It could be visually overwhelming for some students, who may prefer a more list style to symbaloos block style of presentation.
It does not allow bookmarking of documents.
How To Use Tool or App
Tutorial:
tutorial for symbaloo
Original Artifact of Tool or App (created by someone in your house)Public webmix I created
Classroom Uses for Tool or App
Student Uses
Symbaloo can be used by students to store websites for a research project, or as a one stop place to access web 2.0 tools they commonly use in class. A symbaloo could be used as a presentation tool itself, by having students create their own and share it publicly on a topic they have studied. For younger students especially who have trouble typing in addresses it can be shared by a teacher for a quick easy way to get students to the same place online all at once.
Teacher Uses
Teachers can use symbaloo to store and organize all resources need to teach a topic or concept. It could also be used to share bookmarks with students and other teachers as well. Teachers can create symbaloo webmixes specifically for students to guide them through a lesson or project by giving them the sources they will need.